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Ἀναστασία
“resurrection”
Ἀναστασία (Ănăstăsĭ́ā) is a feminine given name from Proto-Hellenic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Anastasíā.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἀναστασία goes back to a word meaning “resurrection.”
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Where it comes from
Ἀναστασία comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-, built from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́στᾰσῐς (“resurrection”) + -ᾱ.
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Ἀναστασία’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀναστασία has a later derivative in ANASTASIJA. Ἀναστασία has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Anastazja. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀναστασία has a transliteration in Anastasía.
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Across languages 7
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